Nigeria

Overview

Nigeria submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2015, followed by an updated version in 2021. Most recently, in September 2025, Nigeria submitted its NDC 3.0, committing to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 32% by 2035, while setting a pathway to net zero by 2060.

The NDC 3.0 is anchored in the national Climate Change Act and Just Transition Plan, which projects up to 840,000 new jobs by 2060, creating a pathway to drive sustainable development and green growth.

Mitigation priorities include cutting 60% of fugitive emissions from oil and gas, planting 25 million trees annually and reducing deforestation by 60%, scaling renewables to supply over half of electricity by 2030 and expanding clean transport, with 30% of vehicles electric and 20% running on compressed natural gas (CNG) by 2035.

Adaptation priorities focus on water and food security, climate-smart agriculture, resilient health systems, climate resilient infrastructure, protecting ecosystems and biodiversity and social safety nets for vulnerable communities.

The NDC revision was led by the National Council on Climate Change, with engagement from the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Knowledge

Timeline of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Document Submissions

Please click on the timeline below to view the documents submitted.

Climate Commitments

Partnership Engagement

Membership: Member since 2017
Country Engagement: Since joining the Partnership, Nigeria has requested support related to designing or improving policies, strategies, plans, and legislation; mainstreaming NDCs into national/subnational planning; capacity-building; and LT-LEDS development and/or enhancement. In addition, partners have supported various activities including the NDC revision process through the Climate Action Enhancement Package, the development of the NDC Implementation Framework, and the NDC-ETP alignment exercise. For further information on the requests submitted by Nigeria’s, including outstanding areas of support, please follow the links in the following section.

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